Comments: Ben & Katherine Eilers --------- Eilers (Nee: Grawe) | Dyersville Iowa United States | | Comments: This is the Ben and Katherine Eilers family in Dyersville, Iowa. Katherine's maiden name was Grawe. Katherine Eilers in this picture died quite young of stomach cancer. Ben Eilers lived to a ripe old age and was heavily invested in the stock market. The youngest daughter in this photo died of colon cancer that spread extensively at the age of 37, leaving behind many surviving children and some that were sent to orphanages.